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Halloween Cardiff 2011

Halloween Cardiff 2011

Cardiff Halloween Weekend 2011

Looking for some Halloween listings to help you plan what you're going to do over the ghoulish weekend?... well, here goes:

Cardiff Halloween Weekend - Friday 28th October

Bogiez Nightclub - Bogiez Vs Tombstone

Since Halloween has a massive focus on the dead, we figured it’d be wrong to not let our head-stone loving Tombstone fiends in on the action (especially after they helped us send the Millennium Music Hall to hell and back last year) so we’re having a Friday night trip to the Graveyard as Tombstone’s deadly-disc-jockeys go head-to-head with the Bogiez Saturday-night-sin-makers. Expect a truly classic halloween night out as many tunes from the crypt provide you with a sonic assault that will send you to an early (morning) grave….

For more info visit the site

Cardiff Soda Bar - Smack - Halloween House Party

It's the smack. Fridays' Halloween House Party 2011!

Last year Dirty Sanchez decided to come down, create havoc and break shit....although this was fun to watch, this year we have decided to opt out of the clowns and spend our budget on something a lot more epic!

Our friends at Soda are turning the white drapes black, dropping in some horrific Halloween decor and turning up the sound system to supply us with the perfect HHP venue! On top we're shipping in enough lasers and hazers to wake the dead.

Another addition to the Halloween special, we have our new House warm up DJ Eddie Raph. This guy knows his House and Electro so get down between 9-12 to see what all the fuss is about.

Grisly, offensive and pumping like a ripped out heart...it can only be the smack. Halloween House Party!

Dress Code: Non Existent
Door Code: No C*NTS

For more info visit the facebook page

Cardiff Students Uni - Elevation presents Richard Dinsdale "house of horrors "

On the 28th Ocotber for 1 special night Elevation desends into the students union with a event that is going to rock Cardiffs house scene to the core !

Old skool legends meet new skool future heros in whats sure to be a night of pure mayhem halloween with a twist!
A pounding sound system spooky fx & upfront house music all night long !

As well as this we are introducting poi spinners along with our dancing devils they will provide a spooky carnival setting for you to get down & dirty

For those of you who havnt heard of Elevation here is what we have been doing we have been
providing the masses with pure house nights for the last 10 years,
under many differnt names and in many differnt venues all over the
nw of England & Spain, from festivals & clubs to raves & free partys

Now hear in Cardiff Elevation is firmly placing its self on the dance music map with Richard Dinsdales "House of Horrors"

For more info visit the facebook page

Cardiff Halloween Weekend - Saturday 29th October

Cardiff Zombie Crawl!

Dress up as a zombie, cover yourself in fake blood, lurch through the town moaning 'Brains!' in your best undead manner, have a laugh, go to the pub. Simple.

More info on the facebook page

Bogiez Nightclub - Bogiez Spooktacular

It is said that the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. However Lucifer himself couldn’t trick anyone into not believing in the sheer magnitude of this night at Bogiez. Come join us on Halloween Saturday (all-hallows-eve-eve) for the seventh instalment of the truly infamous Bogiez Halloween Spooktacular! Expect a night of the finest horror-party tunes and some truly evil halloween cocktails to boot. We’ll have numerous prizes for the finest Halloween fancy dress including a ghostload from one of Satan’s favourite bands, Megadeth, as we host the official album launch party for their frightfully great new album “Thirteen”.

The entire weekend will also have a massive Southern Comfort & Jack Daniels “Voodoo” promo running as well, so make sure you’re ready for even more depraved goodies from some of our finest suppliers of delicious beverages!

And to ensure the above two nights go as sinfully as possible, we will be selling tickets for both in advance (do remember that 1,300 people came to our one night last year), so if you want to ensure your all-hallows weekend entry we’d recommend getting them in good time. Naturally, there will be numerous other shocks and surprises throughout both of the above nights, so keep your evil eyes peeled! Bogiez’ air-conditioning will also be running at 666 as well, because these nights will be hotter than hell!

For more info visit the site

10 Feet Tall - Fairday & Movienight - 'the ring' (japanese version)

12pm-6pm
£free entry

The return of our monthly stalls & classic movie screening event – this time it’s a Halloween special including the extra scary Japanese version of ‘The Ring’!

Facebook: Fairday & Movienight

Buffalo Bar - Buffalo Halloween weekend
Saturday 29th - Monday 31st October

Garden Silent Cinema * Trick or Treat * Live Bands * Halloween Cocktails * DJs * Outdoor Halloween Bar * Fresh Food * Garden Graveyard * Halloween Cupcakes * Open Mic Night * Comedy *

Rileys - Halloween Party

We are having a Fancy Dress Halloween Party at Rileys!
Yes,That includes staff too!
Tickets are £2, when you arrive at the club you can exchange your ticket at the bar for 2 shots of Corkys, So really its FREE :)
Anyone in Fancy Dress will recieve 1 FREE hour of Pool/Snooker
Prize for The Best Dressed too!
FREE Membership for Everyone!
Plenty of Drinks Offers available too!

More info on the facebook page

Hooters - Halloween Party

Join us on Saturday 29th October for a devilishly good night with your favourite Hooters Girls.

First drink free for those in fancy dress.

Come down and join us for some fun and games, cheap drinks deals, and win some Hooterific prizes.

More info on the facebook page

The Rocking Chair - Apocalypso - A SAFE Foundation Halloween Spectacular

Been having nightmares? Why stay in bed and suffer? Have your very own Nightmare on Neville Street and get yourself down to the Rockin' Chair, Riverside on Saturday 29th October for a Halloween bash with a difference...

The SAFE Foundation presents:

Apocalypso - a Caribbean-infused Dreadlock Horrorday.

For one night only we will welcome you to our very own Creepy Cove encouraging you to sport any kind of Summer-inspired Halloween getup. Ideas may include: zombie lifeguards, bloodied tourists, ghost ships, undead pirates... you get the idea!

ALL profits will go to the SAFE Foundation and will help fund their valuable and life-changing work. More information can be found on their website here: http://thesafefoundation.co.uk/

More info on the facebook page

Koko Gorilaz - CYNT presents : A Nightmare On Miskin Street (FREE HALLOWEEN PARTY)

It's the time of the year where Koko's is transformed into the old derelict haunted house of Cathays where the freaks, zombies and other weirdos leave their student homes and exodus to the pub for a sick fucked up Haloween rave

3 rooms of bass music...cheap drinks all ngiht...and right smack in Cathays so you can pop in and out between your Halloween house parties!

100% FREE PARTY
100% LOCAL DJ'S
100% SHIT SCARY

Plus....

LIVE JUMP OUT ACTORS
ESCAPED PSYCHO PATIENTS
GYPSY FORTUNE TELLERS
VOODOO SHISHA ROOF
CHAINSAW KILLERS
NASTY CLOWNS
BEARDED LADY
AND LOAD MORE WEIRDNESS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU SHIT YOUR PANTS

More info on the facebook page

Ladybird Lounge & Club - The Halloween BUG BALL

Prepared To be scared @ The Haunted 17th Century Building, The Ladybird Lounge & Club.

Adventure through the spider corridors to be greeted by 'THE UV Paint Surgeons' flown in from The Devil's Island, Ibiza for one night only!

Start your night off with 241 cocktails in the ladybird lounge, then later drown your fears into the screams and shouts of the club...

£100 CASH PRIZE? Then make sure you look the scariest on the night!

ALCOHOL SWEET BOBBING!

More info on the facebook page

Glam Nightclub - Vanity special: the Glamoween ball

Vanity presents... The ultimate halloween fancy dress party now in its second year and is always a sell out...

Expect:
full venue decor
cash prize for best dressed
loads of exciting giveaways
face painters
two rooms of the best music in town
a capacity night

level one -
chart, dance, uplifting house,dance floor anthems,

level two-
rnb, hip hop, old skool,

ghoouls and ghosts performing across both levels:

IAN DAVIES
SOLE
URBAN FUSION
DJ SPICE
VEEJAY
MC23

More info on the facebook page

48 Below - Halloween - SIN LIKE YOU MEAN IT

*******SIN LIKE YOU MEAN IT*******

Celebrate halloween with us :)

Open from 9pm-4am
We have Jugglers, Models, Games and lots more to make this night one to remember.

Dont forget your costumer - best fancy dress win's a £20.00 bar tab

Fantastic drinks offer :-
241 cocktails
Carling bottles - £1.50
VK - £1.80
Jagerbombs - £2.00
Shots* - £1.00
Spirit and mixer £2.50

More info on the facebook page

411 Bar & Nightclub - 411's Vampire ball - a Halloween special

After the success of our Hollywood Forever Halloween Party last year, we went back to the drawing board and are now bringing you an even sexier and scarier Halloween party with our VAMPIRE BALL - a Halloween Weekend special!

SO FUNKED SATURDAYS @ 411 is tried and tested plus proven to be the place to be in the Welsh capital each and every Saturday. With a sexy and unpretentious crowd, the best DJ's dishing out the sexiest sounds and an atmosphere second to none! There is no where else to be every Saturday!

More info on the facebook page

POLYNESIA night club - HED KANDI Halloween Party

ATTACK OF THE KANDI GIRLS

Saturday 29th HED KANDI returns to Cardiff to host one crazy Halloween Party 'ATTACK OF THE KANDI GIRLS'. Expect a party full of glitz, glamour and big tunes HED KANDI style at Cardiff's newest night spot, POLYNESIA.

DJ's

JIM BREESE
CHRIS B on percussion
EDDIE RAPH
ANDY B
SAM REAGAN

ROOM 2....................

Soulful RnB with Killer Tomato

More info on the facebook page

Club X - Nightmare on Charles Street the best Halloween party in town!!

Ghosts and witches and creatures of fright,
Don't miss the call of Halloween night.
Come one, come all
in the threads of the season,
If you miss this bash, 'tis an act of treason.

Be here by ten and meet your fate,
Bring your scariest outfit
and your tastiest date.

Come in costume Discounted Entry for those in fancy dress
29th Saturday, October 2011

Free Witches Punch Before 1am
The Return of DJ Jamie Heath on the Decks

More info on the facebook page

Cardiff Halloween Weekend - Sunday 30th October

Buffalo Bar - Buffalo Halloween weekend
Saturday 29th - Monday 31st October

Garden Silent Cinema * Trick or Treat * Live Bands * Halloween Cocktails * DJs * Outdoor Halloween Bar * Fresh Food * Garden Graveyard * Halloween Cupcakes * Open Mic Night * Comedy *

Varsity- Tequila Radio Hallowe'en social - Hallowe'eney-okey

Hallowe'en and Karaoke, what could go wrong?

More info on the facebook page

 

Cardiff Halloween Weekend - Monday 31st October (Halloween night)

Bogiez Nightclub - Bogiez Vs Hammer'd

As if we’d forget the nefarious night itself! Bogiez will be opening specially on Halloween night until the early hours of November 1st to host yet another clubnight of peccant proportions. This time, however, we’re going to be feasting on flesh with the kings of the new flesh as our Thursday night malcontents join forces with the Saturday night residents to create a contemporary melting pot of evil tunes to make the spine shudder. Naturally there’ll be drinks deals to make the flesh crawl so make sure you’re celebrating the great night in style. No tickets for this one folks, just first come, first unnerved.

So, there we have it, a full rundown of Bogiez MASSIVE Halloween intentions this year, all that is left to say is an adage we’ve used for every Halloween: Let the Sin, BEGIN!

For more info visit the site

Buffalo Bar - Buffalo Halloween weekend
Saturday 29th - Monday 31st October

Garden Silent Cinema * Trick or Treat * Live Bands * Halloween Cocktails * DJs * Outdoor Halloween Bar * Fresh Food * Garden Graveyard * Halloween Cupcakes * Open Mic Night * Comedy *

Metros - Halloween House of Horror

Its almost that spooky time of year again so its time for the annual spook-a-thon that is the Metros Halloween fancy dress party.

Dress up and get £1 off entry before 11pm
also free entry to Fat Lip 1/11/2011

Win £50, £20, £10 vouchers & a T-shirt from Spillers Records

£1.99 premium doubles

£1.49 house doubles

99p bottles

£1.79 a pint of Stella 4%

More info on the facebook page

Ladybird Lounge & Club - SIT ON MY FACE presents CRISSY CRISS (BBC radio 1 Xtra) | HALLOWEEN RAVE

Darkness falls across the land
10pm is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of a place
To find some sick and heavy bass

The sound of SOMF is in the air
The shake of twenty thousand hertz
As ghosts pour out from every drain
They head towards spooky Mill Lane

And as u arrive at the Club
You hear some snares & kicks
For no mere mortal can resist
The basslines of Crissy Criss

More info on the facebook page

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 22:20

FUNDRAISING TEAM FROM HUGH JAMES RAISE OVER £3,000 SO FAR

FUNDRAISING TEAM FROM HUGH JAMES RAISE OVER £3,000 SO FAR

- Million Makers Challenge, raising money for The Prince’s Trust

The Prince’s Bounty team from Hugh James Solicitors are continuing with their fundraising efforts having raised over £1250 in a recent event. They will add to this by hosting several more events in November in aid of The Prince’s Trust.

The team of 14 from Hugh James and Involegal are rising to the Million Makers challenge, competing against other teams across the UK to turn a small seed funding investment into a profit of at least £10,000 for The Prince’s Trust.

The Hugh James and Involegal runners successfully completed the recent Cardiff Half Marathon and raised over £1250, a fantastic achievement! This brings the total raised so far to over £3,000 with plenty of events still to come.

For the classic film lovers in Cardiff, make Tuesday nights your girly nights throughout November with special screenings of some of the most popular films at Cineworld, Cardiff.
These include:

  • 01 November - Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  • 22 November – Dirty Dancing
  • 29 November – Sex and the City

Showings will start at 6.15pm and tickets cost just £8 per film or a special price of £20 to see all three (bookings to see all three will include a special gift). Each person will receive a goody bag on the evening and an entry into the raffle. For more information and to book your tickets, please contact Sally Baker on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more details and how to get involved, please visit www.hughjames.com/princesbounty

Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 20:13

Watch Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn for FREE

Be the first to see The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn for FREE on Thursday 20th October at your local cinema!

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (cert PG) is at cinemas everywhere on October 26 - but you can see it for free and before anyone else this Thursday at one of 12 cinemas around the country!

Paramount Pictures present a 3D Motion Capture Film, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Defiance) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure and Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Defiance) as the nefarious Red Rackham.

Based on the series of books The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, the film is produced by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy.

The participating cities are Coventry, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Leicester, Reading, Teeside and Liverpool.

To claim your tickets go to www.paramountpreviews.com/pin/562466

Visit the official site at www.adventuresoftintinmovie.co.uk

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 20:51

First Casino in Wales to Secure a Wedding License

General Manager Vince Dale of Grosvenor G Casino Cardiff celebrates re-launch

GROSVENOR G CASINO CARDIFF

The First Casino in Wales to Secure a Wedding License

Grosvenor G Casino Cardiff is pleased to announce that it is the first casino in Wales to be granted a wedding license. The recently refurbished 20,000 sq ft venue can now offer ‘loved up locals’ the opportunity to tie the knot in Cardiff’s leading casino and entertainment venue.

As the new must-view venue for couples in search of a wedding location with a difference, Grosvenor G Casino Cardiff has a range of wedding packages available, plus a great value food and drink offering with which to delight wedding parties.

Vince Dale, general manager comments: “We are very excited to be one of the UK’s only casinos to hold a wedding license. Weddings are such a happy and momentous occasion and we are thrilled to be able to offer this service to connect with our local community. We look forward to celebrating with couples who tie the knot here.”

For more information about the packages on offer or to arrange a venue viewing please contact the reception team at Grosvenor G Casino Cardiff on 02920 468 350 or visit the casino at Grosvenor G Casino Cardiff, Red Dragon Centre, Atlantic Wharf , Hemingway Rd, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 4JY. Over 18s only and photographic ID will be required for all new customers. www.gambleaware.co.uk

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 04:04

Bar FTSE

Bar FTSE

Bar FTSE university drinking games

Possibly the worst excuse for not mixing your drinks the Uni will ever offer you, bar FTSE works like the stock exchange so when everyone charges to the bar to buy a beer, the price something else will plummet... basically when you fancy a drink you can either choose to pay extra for what you actually fancy, or go with the cheap option and try something else!

How Bar FTSE works:

Prices in the union or pub will rise and fall depending on what drinks are being purchased at the time. So if Carling sales are high (say they are selling at £1.60), then the price of Stella may drop to, say to £1.25 from £1.50 as no one is buying it (hence its price goes down). Another example is if more Jack Daniels is drunk than Vodka, the price of Vodka will fall.

There are occasions when global Bar Markets change within the Union, resulting in Smirnoff Ice hitting a high and the price of VK bottles dropping to a low.

Remember to keep your eye on the screens in the union otherwise you could miss out on some fantastic offers! It's all about knowing what to buy & when - market crashes have never looked so good!

Last Updated on Monday, 26 September 2011 17:19